# Automate Global Configuration Backup in cnMaestro
**URL:** https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926
**Category:** Your Ideas
**Created:** [March 11, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926 "2021-03-11T19:03:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@kelmore](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/kelmore)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/1 "2021-03-11T19:03:20Z")
Currently if we wanted nightly backups, we’d need to go into System/Configuration/ (select PMP/ePMP) then under Global PMP/ePMP/cnReach Configuration Backup
A user is able to do this on occasion.
If there were a way to automate this nightly, we’d all be golden. Being able to easily download a backup for each device is the next step.
Thanks,
Kevin
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### Author:  [@Marius\_Prinsloo](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/Marius_Prinsloo)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/2 "2021-03-12T11:41:52Z")
Agreed.
Automatic backups should deffo get in a look in.
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### Author:  [@ninedd](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/ninedd)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/3 "2021-03-26T18:51:18Z")
Absolutely need this to be automated. AND that should absolutely be a FREE feature, in the cnMaestro FREE edition. We should certainly NOT have to pay yet another monthly license fee for the privilege of backing up OUR configurations in OUR radios which WE have already purchased.
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### Author:  [@djdrastic](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/djdrastic)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/4 "2021-10-05T12:08:19Z")
Sorry to revive a zombie but can we please look into this.Had a client lose a couple of ePMP’s and cnPilots due to a freak thunderstorm that seemingly hit their powerfeed.Luckily could get most of them sorta configed via templates but took way too much time compared to just pulling LKG configs.
I have clients without much technical prowess so no oxidized or rancid onprem.Some of them don’t even have onsite servers anymore as everything is just cloud hosted.Cannot be all that hard to do esp if some sort of system like git/cvs is used to store configs.
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### Author:  [@kelmore](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/kelmore)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/5 "2021-10-06T15:42:41Z")
Just to be clear, currently, you can only trigger this global backup manually, it just can’t be done on an automated basis.
It can be done manually in Monitor and Manage\>System\>Configuration\>At the bottom, look for Global PMP/ePMP… Configuration Backup
Cambium, please make an option to run this every night, automatically, at a certain time. Either that, or store configuration backups per device whenever a change to the configuration of a device is detected.
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### Author:  [@cvc-lukes](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/cvc-lukes)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/6 "2021-10-28T20:29:02Z")
This would be an amazing add and would make restoration from storm events so much easier!
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### Author:  [@djdrastic](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/djdrastic)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2022, 8:03am UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/7 "2022-01-11T08:03:22Z")
Hi another lightning storm, another set of 180’s I had to replace for a customer.
Can we please look at this in 2022 ?
Technically my customer can replace the radios themselves when they have coldspares and I don’t need to visit site in these Covid times.
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### Author:  [@ninedd](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/ninedd)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/8 "2022-01-11T22:06:48Z")
> [@kelmore](#):
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> It can be done manually in Monitor and Manage\>System\>Configuration\>At the bottom, look for Global PMP/ePMP… Configuration Backup
Hmmm. I don’t see that option… perhaps they removed it from the free version, and now they charge a fee to backup our configurations from our radios?
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### Author:  [@Telemar](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/Telemar)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2022, 8:01am UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/9 "2022-09-16T08:01:44Z")
Agree for this feature (with automatic upload through FTP like the cnmaestro configuration).
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### Author:  [@Telemar](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/Telemar)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2022, 8:02am UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/10 "2022-09-16T08:02:15Z")
You find it selecting the SYSTEM network (not default)
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### Author:  [@Donovan\_Whitehead](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/Donovan_Whitehead)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/11 "2023-02-09T15:23:26Z")
Seconding this, we would really like this to be added
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### Author:  [@djdrastic](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/djdrastic)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/12 "2023-02-09T15:31:48Z")
Cambium have noted this in another thread and have said they are looking into it iirc.
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### Author:  [@jessearcher](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/jessearcher)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 8:03am UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/13 "2023-12-11T08:03:27Z")
I’d like add my support for this, we’ve got a site tomorrow to fix a radio where if an automated backup had been available, no visit would have been required.
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### Author:  [@Tandr06](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/Tandr06)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2023, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/15 "2023-12-19T20:58:10Z")
Events like that make me miss using AirControl a few years ago. AP’s configuration was stored on the server at onboarding, and live changes updated the file. Made restorations dead simple
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### Author:  [@ninedd](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/ninedd)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/16 "2023-12-21T07:21:20Z")
> [@djdrastic](#):
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> Cambium have noted this in another thread and have said they are looking into it iirc.
My feeling is that they use the “Your Ideas” section to know what features are in demand and what to charge ‘license fees’ for. 🤷
I do realize that everything has developmental & maintenance cost, but at least automated config backups of all our Cambium Gear absolutely needs to be a free included feature. 🙏
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### Author:  [@Tandr06](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/Tandr06)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/17 "2023-12-21T15:20:37Z")
Yes, I wouldn’t be surprised if the good ideas eventually turn into “pay-to-play” features. And while I agree that development costs money, I believe its in their best interest to keep it included via firmware updates rather than in the form of a monthly fee. Continued development of the product line in expected by the consumer and is essential for keeping a product competitive. If tweaks and feature additions can keep the AP viable for a few extra years, we’ll keep buying SM’s, I’d think all but the most desperate will jump ship when a comparable product comes along with the “pay-to-play” features included for no additional fee.
Also just to be clear, Config backups are included but it is a manual process. The feature request is to have process automation.
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### Author:  [@djdrastic](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/djdrastic)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2024, 7:42am UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/18 "2024-01-10T07:42:22Z")
Haha I don’t think you’re wrong there.
It’s just Cambium are starting to enter corporate spaces here and the nms or campus managers have a very strict requirement on requirements it has to meet to pass audits.
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### Author:  [@tophfro](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/tophfro)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/19 "2024-11-09T02:51:58Z")
Bumping to keep this alive. It would be great to automatic backups in cnM. Even if it was an on-Prem only feature.
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### Author:  [@Cody\_Holcomb](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/Cody_Holcomb)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/20 "2025-01-17T18:21:01Z")
This ABSOLUTELY needs an automation feature! We have thousands of Cambium PMP devices and several ePMP devices as well. I do not have time to do a manual backup and do not want to risk forgetting. What would it take to make this happen?
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### Author:  [@tophfro](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/tophfro)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/automate-global-configuration-backup-in-cnmaestro/76926/21 "2025-02-25T21:02:03Z")
Bumping again to keep this alive.